Dunkirk
2017 · Movie · PG-13 · 107 min · ★ 7.5 · 93% critics
During World War II, Allied troops are trapped on the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk as enemy forces close in. The film follows the desperate evacuation effort across land, sea, and air, focusing on survival, fear, and the push to bring soldiers home.
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Details
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-07-19
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 93/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (17,583 votes)
- Box office
- $526,940,665
- Budget
- $100,000,000
About
You’ll like this if you want a tense, survival-focused war film closer to Saving Private Ryan in intensity; Not for you if you need deep character backstories or straightforward storytelling.
Pros: relentless tension; immersive realism; striking visuals | Cons: thin characters; jarring timelines; emotionally distant
Themes
- army
- beach
- france
- allies
- raf (royal air force)
- military officer
- world war ii
- evacuation
- pilot
- british army
- rescue mission
- europe
- +19 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 2018
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 2018
- Academy Award — Best Sound Editing · 2018
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2018 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 2018 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound Editing · 2018 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 2018 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2018 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 2018 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 2018 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 2018 · nominated
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award — Best European Film · 2018 · nominated
Cast & crew
Fionn Whitehead
as Tommy
Tom Hardy
as Farrier
Mark Rylance
as Mr. Dawson
Kenneth Branagh
as Commander Bolton
Cillian Murphy
as Shivering Soldier
Barry Keoghan
as George
Harry Styles
as Alex
Aneurin Barnard
as Gibson
Damien Bonnard
as French Soldier
Lee Armstrong
as Grenadier
Directed by Christopher Nolan